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####§*:~^, THE HONEY IS A CONDENSATION OF A THICK ,^~:*§####
####§*:~^, LIQUID, INHERENT TO ALL MAZES. ,^~:*§####
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###§§*:~^, MAINLY COLLECTED BY THE LIZARDFOLK OF ,^~:*§§###
####§*:~^, THE KIRUGU VARGIR DESERT, IN THE ,^~:*§####
#####*:~^, UNDERLYING TUNNELS. IT'S USE AND ,^~:*#####
####§*:~^, POSSESSION IS ILLEGAL WITHIN THE CITY. ,^~:*§####
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####§*:~^, ^ PROPERTIES ^ ,^~:*§####
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##§§*::~^, THE HONEY IS A REDDISH AMBER, VERY ,^~::*§§##
##§§:^,,,, VISCOUS (BUT STILL POURABLE). IT SMELLS ,,,,^:§§##
####§*:~^, SLIGHTLY OF EUCALYPTUS, AND HAS A ,^~:*§####
####§*:~^, MOSTLY BITTER TASTE. ,^~:*§####
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####§*:~^, IT'S HIGHLY ADDICTIVE, AND POSSESS ,^~:*§####
#*~,,,,,,, STRONG PSYCHOTROPIC EFFECTS. ,,,,,,,~*#
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#§***:~,,, ^ COLLECTION ^ ,,,~:***§#
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####§*:~^, THE HONEY MATERIALIZES IN VACCUUMS ,^~:*§####
#§:^,,,,,, WITHIN ANY LABYRINTHINE SPACE. THE MORE ,,,,,,^:§#
##§**:^^^, FOLDED AND AMBIGUOUS, THE FASTER IT ,^^^:**§##
####§*:~^, EMERGES. THE CAVERNOUS SYSTEMS UNDER ,^~:*§####
##§:~~,,,, THE DESERT OF KIRUGU SERVES THIS ,,,,~~:§##
#*:^,,,,,, PURPOSE VERY WELL - THE LIZARDS USE ,,,,,,^:*#
##*~~~^,,, PUMPS TO EMPTY SMALL BOXES OR JARS OF ,,,^~~~*##
#§:~~,,,,, AIR, WHICH THEN ARE LEFT OVERNIGHT AND ,,,,,~~:§#
##§§:^,,,, HARVESTED THE NEXT DAY. ,,,,^:§§##
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####§*:~^, MOST SPACES ARE SOMEWHAT MAZELIKE, AND ,^~:*§####
###*::^,,, IT'S NOT UNCOMMON FOR LIZARDS IN KIRUGU ,,,^::*###
#§:^,,,,,, VESZELLE CITY TO KEEP A FEW JARS (OFTEN ,,,,,,^:§#
##*:^,,,,, HANGED FROM THE CEILING IN METAL CROWNS ,,,,,^:*##
####§*:~^, MADE FOR THIS PURPOSE). HOWEVER, THESE ,^~:*§####
####§*:~^, MAY TAKE WEEKS TO FILL. ,^~:*§####
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##§*:~~^,, ^ AS A DRUG ^ ,,^~~:*§##
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##*::^^,,, , ONE SPOON , ,,,^^::*##
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#§**~,,,,, THE DRUG IS USED BY THE LIZARDS IN ,,,,,~**§#
####§*:~^, THESE SMALL (BUT OFTEN CONTINUOUS) ,^~:*§####
###§§*:~^, DOSES. THIS HEIGHTENS THE SENSES ,^~:*§§###
####§*:~^, SOMEWHAT BUT AT THE COST OF A LESSENED ,^~:*§####
####§*:~^, ABILITY TO MULTI-TASK - CONTEXT ,^~:*§####
###*:^,,,, SWITCHING MIGHT TAKE LONGER AND BE MORE ,,,,^:*###
####§*:~^, CONFUSING. ,^~:*§####
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####§*:~^, , FOUR SPOONS , ,^~:*§####
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###§*~^,,, MULTITASKING BECOMES VERY HARD (THE ,,,^~*§###
####§*:~^, THOUGHT DOES NOT OCCUR). SENSES MORE ,^~:*§####
#§***~~~^, ACUTE BUT "UNIMPORTANT" (IGNORED). ,^~~~***§#
####§*:~^, INNER PERCEPTIONS TAKE THE UPPER HAND, ,^~:*§####
#§*~,,,,,, ABSTRACTION AND MEMORY FACULTIES ARE ,,,,,,~*§#
####§*:~^, SHARPENED SEVERELY. SLIGHT TELEPATHY ,^~:*§####
####§*:~^, (MOSTLY MOODS) WITH OTHER HONEY EATERS. ,^~:*§####
####§*:~^, SENSE OF THIRST DISSAPPEARS. STILL EASY ,^~:*§####
#§*~,,,,,, TO MOVE AROUND THE BODY (IF SO ,,,,,,~*§#
#****:^^,, INCLINED). ,,^^:****#
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##§*~^,,,, , SEVEN SPOONS , ,,,,^~*§##
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###*~,,,,, THE HONEY EATER BECOMES UNRESPONSIVE TO ,,,,,~*###
##§§::^,,, NORMAL STIMULI, BUT ABLE TO OVERRIDE ,,,^::§§##
#####§:~^, THEIR OWN SENSES WITH DREAMLIKE ,^~:§#####
####§*:~^, IMAGERY. SHARING OF THOUGHTS WITH OTHER ,^~:*§####
##*~~^,,,, EATERS, MOOD READING OF THOSE WHO STAY ,,,,^~~*##
#§**::^,,, SOBER (WORTH NOTING THAT THE THOUGHTS ,,,^::**§#
#§:^,,,,,, ARE VERY FRAGMENTED AND HARD TO ,,,,,,^:§#
##*~~,,,,, DECIPHER, UNLESS YOU ARE AT A SIMILAR ,,,,,~~*##
####§*:~^, LEVEL OF SPOONS). AT THIS POINT THE ,^~:*§####
#***~^,,,, BODY IS HARD TO MOVE, AND STARTS LOSING ,,,,^~***#
####§*:~^, WATER. ,^~:*§####
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#§*::::~^, , NINE SPOONS AND ABOVE , ,^~::::*§#
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####§*:~^, OVERDOSE. BODY LOSING WATER QUICKLY, ,^~:*§####
###*~~~,,, AND IS COMPLETELY UNABLE TO MOVE. THERE ,,,~~~*###
####§*:~^, IS INTERMITTENT THOUGHT SHARING WITH ,^~:*§####
####§*:~^, SOBER PERSONS (ALTHOUGH ,^~:*§####
#####§*:~, UNINTELLIGIBLE). MEMEORIES ARE SHARDED ,~:*§#####
####§*:~^, OR NOT FORMED. ,^~:*§####
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####§*:~^, ^ DANGERS ^ ,^~:*§####
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####§*:~^, MOST DEATHS ARE DUE TO LOSS OF WATER - ,^~:*§####
####§*:~^, THIRST IS ONE OF THE LAST SENSES TO ,^~:*§####
#####*:~^, RESTABLE AFTER COMING DOWN, OFTEN GONE ,^~:*#####
#§**::^^,, FOR UP TO TWENTY FOUR HOURS. AT HIGHER ,,^^::**§#
##§:^,,,,, DOSES IT'S HARD TO MOVE, EVEN IF YOU ,,,,,^:§##
####§*:~^, WOULD REMEMBER DRINKING (WHICH IS ALSO ,^~:*§####
#*~,,,,,,, MADE HARDER BY THE ATTENTION FOCUSING ,,,,,,,~*#
#**:~~,,,, PROPERTIES OF THE HONEY). ,,,,~~:**#
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####§*:~^, PEOPLE ARE KNOWN TO SUFFER INJURIES ,^~:*§####
####§*:~^, FROM BEING STILL IN UNFAVOURABLE ,^~:*§####
####§*:~^, CLIMATES FOR TOO LONG, SOMETIMES TO THE ,^~:*§####
####§*:~^, POINT OF DEATH. ANOTHER DANGER IS ,^~:*§####
####§*:~^, ACTUALLY LOCOMOTION OF THE BODY... ,^~:*§####
###*~,,,,, WALKING AROUND IS STILL SOMEWHAT ,,,,,~*###
#§§*::^,,, POSSIBLE AFTER LOSING SIGHT, WHICH HAVE ,,,^::*§§#
####§*:~^, LEAD TO SEVEAL FALLS. ADDITIONALLY, ,^~:*§####
####§*:~^, ROBBERIES OF THE INTOXICATED ARE COMMON. ,^~:*§####
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##*~~,,,,, LASTLY, ALBEIT VERY RARE, IT'S POSSIBLE ,,,,,~~*##
#*~^^,,,,, TO DIE OF PURE OVERDOSE (ON THE SCALE ,,,,,^^~*#
####§*:~^, OF JARS OF HONEY) BEFORE BEING KILLED ,^~:*§####
####§*:~^, BY THIRST. THERE ARE RUMORS THAT THIS ,^~:*§####
####§*:~^, LEAVES "GHOSTS", WHO WILL STILL SHARE ,^~:*§####
####§*:~^, THEIR THOUGHTS LONG AFTER THEIR BODIES ,^~:*§####
##§*~,,,,, ARE DEAD AND GONE. ,,,,,~*§##
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